Miss Manners: My sister takes her little ‘you stole my socks’ bit too far by posting on social media

GENTLE READER: Everyone knows that washing machines and dryers eat socks, although rarely in pairs. The minute you leave the ...

Miss Manners: She posted online that I stole her socks. Should I post a denial?

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Miss Manners: What to do when the eulogies run past your bedtime

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My sister-in-law’s father died three weeks ago after a long illness, and I’ve been invited to a ...

Miss Manners: Is it rude to ask someone alone with a laptop at a coffeeshop to share the table?

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Oregonian

Miss Manners: My sister’s ‘voice to text’ messages are incomprehensible. She says I’m being curt

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a dear sister who is 50. She is a busy professional and homemaker. I am her 65-year-old brother, living about four hours away, also well-educated. We have a very good ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Miss Manners: If she didn’t want what I gave her, she could’ve just given it to charity

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Two years ago, a friend and I met for lunch and to celebrate our birthdays. She presented me with a card ...

Miss Manners: If it’s one person with a laptop, can I ask to share their table?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A genteel, proper tea at a traditional hotel requires one to sit demurely at a table too diminutive for ...